Course credit for internships

Students who are interested in obtaining credit for internships should first secure an internship with a provider. Once confirmed, contact Dr. Hudak, for permission to register for GEOG 4920/5900.

You will be required to compile a portfolio during the course of your internship and provide a letter of assessment from the internship provider. Both will be used to determine a "grade" for the course.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The program is accepting up to 22 undergraduate students from a variety of undergraduate programs across the
country. Students are paid a stipend of $5,500 for the 11-week session (May 26th
to August 8th 2014). Housing and a full meal plan are also provided as well as
assistance with travel costs.

Students collaborate with scientists to
conduct ecological research and this year, the summer projects will focus on:
Wildlife Dynamics & Invasive Species, Computer Science Solutions for Big
Data, Atmosphere-Biosphere Exchanges, Paleoecology, Conservation Management,
Forest Ecosystem Response to Global Change, and
Biodiversity.Applications
are currently being accepted on-lineand
are due on Friday, February 7th 2014.

10-week research experiences
are offered at: Argonne, Idaho, Berkeley,
Livermore, Oak Ridge, Pacific Northwest, and Sandia National Laboratories; as
well as at Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute, National Institute
of Standards and Technology, Coast Guard Research and Development Center,
Customs and Borders Protection Laboratories and Scientific Services, Naval
Research Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center, National Security
Technologies Remote Sensing Laboratory, Transportation Security Laboratory, and
more…

Saturday, November 23, 2013

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Since our founding in 1881, AAUW members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political. For more than 130 years, we have worked together as a national grassroots organization to improve the lives of millions of women and their families.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

UNT Sustainability seeks to hire two
Graduate Student Assistants to join its team. The first position will support UNT
Sustainability's efforts strengthen its community mapping initiative focusing
on a needs/interest assessment of businesses, education organizations, and
other elements of a community. The preferred candidate will engage with
representatives of organizations to collect and organize quantitative and
qualitative data, and construct a virtual network of relations between
organizations. The preferred candidate will also be trained, or have
experience, in areas associated with sustainability, businesses development and
management, information systems and behavior, survey methods, data collection,
and analysis.

The second position will support UNT
Sustainability's efforts to strengthen its community engagement activities,
particularly those with primary/secondary institutions. The preferred candidate
will engage with representatives of local schools to support efforts to
strengthen education practices and activities by integrating sustainability
concepts and principles into the curricula and learning objectives. The
preferred candidate will also be trained, or have experience, in areas
associated with sustainability, education, curricula development, community
development, and/or social work.

Applicants must submit a resume, cover
letter and a list of three professional references with their online
application.

The jobs will be posted on UNT's Human Resources page as well as Eagle Network.

Monday, November 4, 2013

DESCRIPTION: Under direct supervision, performs detailed administrative and environmental duties for the Environmental Services/Resources Division. This position is part time with hours capped at 20 per week.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:1. Assists the division with daily administrative responsibilities.2. Under direct supervision, conducts specific research related to ongoing environmental programming or initiatives.3. Conducts preliminary site visits related to environmental surveying.4. Provides task-related geographic information systems (GIS) services.5. Assists with the Town's tree inventory and related tree ordinance amendments.6. Conducts preliminary site visits related to potential violations of the Town's Tree Preservation Ordinance.7. Assists with the development of Tree Farm and Outdoor Learning Area educational programs.8. Types general correspondence, memorandums, bid specifications, Town ordinances, statistical data, requisitions, divisional reports, confidential projects, designs forms, and various other data.9. Operates various types of office equipment, including computers.10. Compiles and maintains records, reports, and documentation for various projects.11. Adheres to personnel, departmental, and safety policies and procedures.12. Informs supervisor of all work-related activities.13. Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Must be a science major with 30 or more credit hours completed. A Bachelor's Degree in an environmentally related field is preferred. Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel experience is required. Experience using ESRI ArcView is preferred. Must have a valid Texas Driver's License and driving record must be in compliance with Town policy.

Must have a general working knowledge of modern office administrative practices and procedures. Must have excellent English communicative skills, both oral and written, to include spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. Must have excellent computer operation skills, to include word processing (Microsoft Word), spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel), graphics, and data entry with speed and accuracy. Skills in geographic information systems software (ESRI ArcView) are preferred. To perform the essential functions of the job, must be able to understand and carry out oral and written directives; work well under pressure and stress; handle multiple tasks; prioritize and organize work assignments; lift up to 25 lbs. of heavy boxes, books, equipment, etc.; file and retrieve items stored on high shelves; walk, bend, stoop, reach, climb, see, and write; maintain a pleasant and friendly demeanor; and maintain confidentiality of confidential matters.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

RESESS is a summer internship program dedicated to increasing the diversity of
students entering the geosciences.

Considerations

The RESESS Internship is a multi-summer internship program, primarily funded
by NSF OEDG, that is dedicated to increasing diversity in the
geosciences. RESESS encourages applications from individuals who are members of
a group that is historically underrepresented in the Earth sciences, and from
students who can demonstrate experience working towards to raising awareness
about the importance of the geosciences among broad or diverse segments of the
population. This program is hosted by UNAVCO, Inc., in Boulder, Colorado.

The application deadline is February 1.

A successful candidate usually will:

Have completed the equivalent of two years of college

Have at least one semester of college remaining after the initial summer
program

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

WTS:
Advancing Women In Transportation is an international organization with over
5,000 members and 46 chapters. WTS is committed to excellence in the
transportation industry and provides an opportunity for member career
advancement through the exchange of information, ideas and
experiences. WTS’ network provides professional support to its members
through a variety of services, including career development assistance,
seminars on current transportation issues, and regular newsletters.

To
encourage women pursuing careers in transportation, the Greater Dallas/Fort
Worth Chapter of WTS awards three local scholarships to a graduate ($1,500) and
two undergraduate ($1,000 each) students. The scholarships are open to
students attending an eligible college or university (see attached listing) in
Texas and Oklahoma. These scholarships have been made possible through
generous contributions from our corporate members. Every year, the
scholarships are competitive and based on the applicant’s specific
transportation involvement and goals, job skills and academic record. Minority
candidates are encouraged to apply. Past applicants have had backgrounds in
civil, mechanical, aerospace, electrical, and environmental engineering, as
well as urban planning, public policy, public safety, and emergency
response. Please encourage your students to apply for these scholarships.

All
over the world, local WTS chapter scholarship winners become eligible for a
corresponding scholarship at the WTS Foundation level. Two scholarships are
available for graduate students and two scholarships are available for
undergraduate students studying at universities. Additionally, the WTS
Foundation offers one scholarship for a community college/technical/trade
school student and one scholarship for a high school senior. Our chapter does
not have a local scholarship corresponding to the WTS Foundation graduate
leadership scholarship, community college/technical/trade school scholarship or
the Transportation YOU high school scholarship, but applicants must still apply
through the eligible local chapter. The local and national scholarships are
based on the same criteria in order to maximize the possibility that the
applicant can also win the WTS Foundation scholarship award. Thus,
applicants should complete the enclosed applications to be eligible for both
local and national awards. The three local WTS scholarships are:

·Wanda J. Schafer Graduate
Scholarship, established in 2002 in honor of the first chapter president of the
Dallas/Fort Worth chapter, is designed to encourage women to pursue career
paths in transportation. This is a $1,500 scholarship awarded to a student
pursuing graduate studies in transportation or a related field.

·Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter
WTS Undergraduate Scholarship, is designed to foster the development of women
in the transportation field by encouraging bright new professionals to
undertake careers in transportation. This award is for $1,000.

·Monique Pegues
Undergraduate Leadership Scholarship, named in memory of a past president of
the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter to motivate and reward women who demonstrate
leadership in the transportation industry. This is a $1,000 scholarship.

Your
university may have several deserving women who are eligible for one or more of
these scholarships and we are asking for your assistance in making the
application forms available to them. Please encourage any women meeting
the minimum criteria to apply. The applications are simple and
straightforward and may be downloaded from http://www.nctcog.org/trans/wts.
The application form and accompanying transcript, personal statement, and
letter(s) of recommendation must be post marked no later than Friday, October
25, 2013, in order to be eligible for the scholarships. We expect to notify the
women selected in December 2013.

We
appreciate your assistance and wish your candidates the best of luck. If you
have any questions, contact Amanda Wilson at (817) 695-9284 or awilson@nctcog.org.

The NEON Internship Program is a summer work experience at NEON headquarters in Boulder, CO, designed to provide enthusiastic undergraduates with real-world experience in their field.

Because NEON is an interdisciplinary organization, we accept students from a variety of disciplines (e.g., Engineering, Science, Computing) as well as those with an interest in communicating about environmental issues.

NEON is committed to broadening participation in science and engineering

We strongly encourage students from historically under-represented groups in science and engineering to apply to our internship program. We recruit at minority-serving institutions and organizations. Our program is designed to promote future student success through mentoring, leadership training and various networking activities.

NEON interns are successful, hard-working undergraduate students who seek a real-world summer work experience in their field.

NEON Interns are involved with a variety of projects, from helping to design and test sensor assemblies to working with scientists to test sampling protocols and help analyze data.

NEON interns will benefit from:

Real-world experience: Work on challenging projects in your chosen field

A van operator who is
knowledgeable in GIS, but especially someone who is fairly proficient in hardware/software
troubleshooting. This person also should not mind living in hotels for most of
the time. Someone who has recently graduated and is living at home with their
parents would be a good choice.

These last two positions are based in Lebanon, NH, corporate headquarters of Tom Tom, and
would be ideal for recent graduates who have performed well in GIS courses and
are interested in an entry-level career in digital mapping (and would like to
live in Northern New England).

Responsible for
assisting in the monitoring/reporting requirements for compliance with
Industrial Pretreatment and Storm Water Program regulations

Key
Responsibilities:

Assists with inspection of industrial/commercial site
inspections and preparation of inspection reports in compliance with
Pretreatment Program requirements

Assists with collection of wastewater discharged from
industrial/commercial facilities following approved protocol for sample handling
and custody in compliance with federal pretreatment program requirements

Assists with measurement of toxic gas and oxygen
concentrations in and around the wastewater collection system and confined
spaces.

Assists with collection of storm water runoff and site
inspections at Pecan Creek Water Reclamation Plant in compliance with TCEQ
Multi-sector General Permit

May assist with all activities related to watershed
monitoring to include preparation of sample bottles, collection, storage, and
preservation of water samples according to approved protocol for handling and
custody

May assist with analysis of water samples collected during
regularly scheduled watershed monitoring activities, storm events and pollution
investigations

Provides service and maintenance of automatic water sampling
equipment and vehicles.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

JOB SUMMARYUnder general direction of the GIS
Manager, the GIS Technician develops, maintains and updates various data layers,
and databases in the Town’s geographic information system, prepares maps and
projects as
directed.

Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers,
regulatory agencies or authorities, or members of the local business community.

Good verbal and written communication skills are essential.

OTHER SKILLS &
ABILITIES 1. Ability to establish and meet
deadlines. 2. Self motivated. 3. Ability to establish
and maintain good relationships with supervisor and other personnel.
4. Demonstrate a willingness to perform duties in a team
environment.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished by management
in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Ability to carry out instructions and work independently for
field operations

Ability to comprehend complex policies, procedures,
regulations, organizational structures etc. in a short time
frame.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical
demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand;
walk; sit; use hands to operate various machines and/or equipment; and reach
with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear. The
employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The
employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color
vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust
focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENTThe
work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Primarily office environment.

ESSENTIAL JOB
FUNCTIONS

Create maps and graphs, using GIS software and related equipment.

Conduct research to locate and obtain existing databases

Gather, analyze, and integrate spatial data from staff and determine how
best the information can be displayed using GIS.

Compile geographic data from a variety of sources including censuses, field
observation, aerial photography, and existing maps.

Enter new map data through use of digitizing or by coordinate geometry using
the principles of cartography.

Continually updates skills and knowledge to maintain a high level
of proficiency in the latest technologies in GIS.Regular and consistent
attendance for the assigned work hours is essential.Perform research,
compile, and analyze data for special projects and reports as directed by the
GIS Manager, along with interacting effectively with town personnel.performs
other duties as assigned.

E.O.E. The Town of
Little Elm does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, religion, age, disability or military service in employment or the
provision of services.

Intalytics is a vibrant, growing
firm specializing in developing and applying sales forecasting systems to help
retailers, restaurants, financial institutions and service operators develop
optimal real estate deployment networks. Intalytics currently has these job
openings:

Statistical Modeler
Intalytics is looking for an
entry-level statistical modeler/programmer to assist in developing and applying
sales forecasting systems on behalf of retail chains, restaurants, financial
institutions and service operators. Applicants should have background in
economics, geography, statistics, math, or related fields. Ideal candidate will
have exposure to database analysis and/or geo-statistical modeling. Experience
with the following software platforms is desired:

·Alteryx

·Statistical
Analysis (SPSS, SAS, R)

·Microsoft
Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

·GIS (ESRI’s
ArcGIS and/or Business Analyst, MapInfo)

Bachelor’s and graduate candidates both will be considered.
E-mail your cover letter and resume to:

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

ELIGIBILITY: Geography and cartography majors at United States colleges and universities who are currently enrolled in their junior or senior year or in a master’s degree program.

PURPOSE OF PROGRAM: To give students a professional learning experience through participation in various projects aimed at the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge. Interns are given the opportunity to apply knowledge and classroom techniques to practical publication procedures or other geographic outreach projects.

INTERN RESPONSIBILITY: Interns may be assigned to work in one of the many divisions within the National Geographic Society such as education, one of the magazines, books, television, or maps. Assignments may also include work on an increasing number of geographic outreach projects.

PERIOD OF INTERNSHIPS (14 OR 15 WEEKS):
Spring: January 21 through April 25, 2014Summer: May 19 through August 22, 2014Fall: September 8 through December 19, 2014

LOCATION: Interns will work at National Geographic Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

REMUNERATION: Interns will be paid $450 per week for a 40-hour workweek, plus a travel allowance to help defray expenses in traveling to Washington, D.C.

HOUSING: Interns are responsible for their lodging in the Washington, D.C., area, including meals and other living expenses.

HOW TO APPLY: Students (including those who have applied before) must submit their information through an online application at www.nationalgeographic.com/jobs. Please select “Geography Intern” posting to apply.

In addition to the online application, students must furnish all of the following materials:1. a short essay (500 words or less) relating experiences that led the applicant to formal training in geography, stating his or her professional goals, and explaining why she or he wishes to participate in the National Geographic Geography Intern Program;2. a complete résumé that includes each of the following: the applicant’s extracurricular activities, awards and recognitions; employment history; special interests, hobbies, and travel; and a list of specific skills in cartography if interested in being considered for an internship in the Maps Division;3. up-to-date official college transcripts, including undergraduate course work if applying as a master’s degree student;4. three letters of recommendation (one from the applicant’s department chair or academic advisor and two from geography faculty members with whom the applicant has been associated);5. a cover letter that clearly states the semesters (Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014) that the applicant is available and the applicant’s first choice of semesters.

All these materials must be enclosed in one envelope (including the sealed confidential recommendation letters and transcripts) to:

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Templeton Demographics, located in Southlake, is looking for a GIS person to help
with our Demographic studies. The position would be collecting and cleaning up
data, making maps based on client requests, updating client folders with
current GIS data, creating and analyzing student yields within school
districts, and other needs as necessary. It would be an hourly job working at
least 20 hours a week and up to 40 if the applicant can give us that much.